Basic Guide to Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)

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• Skills Development Act

  Aims to develop and improve the skills of the South African workforce.

Functions

Sector Skills Plans

• starting learnerships;
• approving workplace skills plans from employers;
• giving funds to employers, trainers and workers; and
• watching over education and training in their sectors.

Based on legislation in Section 11, of the Skills Development Act

Learnerships

• finding workplaces where learners can do practical work;
• supporting people who create learning material;
• helping to wrap up learnership agreements;
• registering learnership agreements.
  

Based on Legislation in Section 10 of the Skills Development Act

Skills Development Levies

Based on Legislation in Section 10, of the Skills Development Act

Structure

• organised trade unions;
• organised employers’ organisations;
• relevant government departments;
• interested professional bodies; and
• bargaining councils in the sector.
  

Based on Legislation in Section 11, of the Skills Development Act

Funding

• skills development levies paid by employers
• the National Skills Fund;
• grants and donations;
• investments that they made; and
• services they perform and charge money for.
  

Based on Legislation in Section 14, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

Related Links

• Basic Guide to Learnership Agreements

  Under the Skills Development Act, an agreement must be signed by the learner (a type of apprentice), employer and training provider

• Basic Guide to Learnership Contracts

  The Skills Development Act requires all new learners to sign an employment contract with their employer

• Basic Guide to Learnership Disputes

  The Skills Development Act provides procedures for resolving disputes about learnerships (a type of apprenticeship)

• Basic Guide to Learnership Requirements

  The Skills Development Act allows Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to start learnerships only if certain conditions are met